Submitted by Aggravating_Foot_528 t3_11bz3wa in pittsburgh
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James19991 t1_ja1mxfx wrote
Hoagie is actually a common word throughout a good chunk of Pennsylvania and not just Pittsburgh.
o_c_d t1_ja2icd4 wrote
But what is a hogie?
Aggravating_Foot_528 OP t1_ja2ites wrote
Yinzers can't spell.
o_c_d t1_ja2j3dm wrote
Yahentamitsi t1_ja2lz8o wrote
yeah, for sure! i never even thought about it that way - it's cool to see how something like a yinzer license plate can be used in different parts of the state. thanks for the comment about your original post :)
orangevega t1_ja2szzn wrote
11pm on a Saturday night, goin' out on Reddit to make sure people know hoagie isn't just confined to Pittsburgh, and should therefore be on r/AGoodChunkofPA not r/Pittsburgh
boredlady819 t1_ja34e0s wrote
Possibly the greatest post ever.
James19991 t1_ja3bpa9 wrote
Says the one up at 8:00 a.m. on a Sunday. Is there something wrong with checking Reddit when getting home after an evening at a pub?
James19991 t1_ja3bv63 wrote
It's one of the few regional words really that Pittsburgh and Philly have in common that I can think of.
orangevega t1_ja3got6 wrote
not especially
YetiBeachRainbow t1_ja3kjpk wrote
I mean the fact it was in a place called Blawnox makes it even more of a Yinzplosion.
Aggravating_Foot_528 OP t1_ja46kqn wrote
eh. not really, but thanks.
x-jien t1_ja56rc5 wrote
It's a hoagie, but with a soft "g" like in "gentle" or "gif"
Cyberlout t1_ja5sy42 wrote
Blawnox? What’s up wit that?
o_c_d t1_ja62h9y wrote
Wait until you find out how to promounce gif...!
x-jien t1_ja8j91c wrote
(That's the joke)
NineFootEightWeight t1_ja158zi wrote
What was the one from yesterday?